The men's
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
at the
2013 World Championships in Athletics
The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...
was held at the
Luzhniki Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium ( rus, стадион «Лужники», p=stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi, ''Stadion Luzhniki'') is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the ...
on 16–18 August.
Qualifying three triple jumpers to the final, including top qualifier
Teddy Tamgho
Teddy Tamgho (born 15 June 1989) is a French triple jumper and long jumper. He specialises in the triple jump. He is the current triple jump world indoor record holder at 17.92 m, achieved in winning the final and gold medal at the 2011 Europe ...
, the No. 3 jumper of all time coming back from injury, No. 2 qualifier
Yoann Rapinier and
Gaëtan Saku Bafuanga Baya who squeaked in on a tie breaker, France looks to be the new triple jump power.
The first round revealed what would be the final order of finish for the first four jumpers, but not the final distances. Tamgho's first round jump of took the lead. In the second round
Pedro Pablo Pichardo took the lead, putting one out to , just one centimeter short of his world lead.
Will Claye
Will Claye (born June 13, 1991) is an American track and field athlete of Sierra Leonean descent who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He won a bronze medal in 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the gold medals at the 2012 IAAF Wo ...
bounced his best jump in the third round, . In the fourth round Tamgho equalled Pichardo with a , though with the earlier he held the tiebreaker. With two more rounds, would it be enough? Pichardo's in the fifth round was long but meaningless. In the final round, defending champion and reigning Olympic champion
Christian Taylor made his best effort to get on the medal stand, but was only good enough for fourth place. With Pichardo holding the last attempt, Tamgho had to make sure. His world leader and personal best left no doubt. It increased his standing as the third best performer ever and moved him up as the third member of the 18-meter club. Pichardo's couldn't compete with that.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 17.05 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
Final
The final was started at 16:45.
Final Results
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References
External links
Triple jump results
at IAAF website
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Triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
Triple jump at the World Athletics Championships